1997 State of Origin 2:
New South Wales 15 (K. McGuinness, N. Kosef, J. Dymock tries; J. Simon goal; J. Simon field goal) defeated
Queensland 14 (M. Sing, R. O'Davis, B. Dallas tries; J. O'Neill goal) at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Wednesday night, June 11.
Scrums: New South Wales 8-6. Penalties: Queensland 6-5.
Crowd: 25,105. Referee: David Manson. Halftime: New South Wales 14-10.
Goalkickers: Simon (New South Wales) 1/3, O'Neill (Queensland) 1/4, Bartrim (Queensland) 0/1.
Cited: McGregor (New South Wales). Charge: Careless high tackle. Sentence: Suspended until June 26.
Man of the Match: Paul McGregor (New South Wales).
| New South Wales: | Queensland: |
|---|---|
| 1. Tim Brasher | 1. Robbie O'Davis |
| 2. Ken McGuinness | 2. Brett Dallas |
| 3. Paul McGregor | 3. Stuart Kelly |
| 4. Terry Hill | 4. Mark Coyne |
| 5. Jamie Ainscough | 5. Matt Sing |
| 6. Jim Dymock | 6. Ben Ikin |
| 7. John Simon | 7. Adrian Lam (c) |
| 8. Paul Harragon | 8. Neil Tierney |
| 9. Geoff Toovey (c) | 9. Wayne Bartrim |
| 10. Mark Carroll | 10. Craig Smith |
| 11. Steve Menzies | 11. Gary Larson |
| 12. Adam Muir | 12. Jason Smith |
| 13. Nik Kosef | 13. Billy Moore |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| David Fairleigh | Jamie Goddard |
| Dean Pay | Jeremy Schloss |
| Matt Seers | Clinton O'Brien |
| Aaron Raper | Julian O'Neill |
| Coach: Tom Raudonikis | Coach: Paul Vautin |